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A 7829: Sets the timeline for candidate declination from ten days to seven days.
What A 7829 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows a person who is nominated by two or more parties for an office to decline the nomination of one or more parties not later than ten days after the primary election is certified. This change gives candidates more flexibility in managing their nominations and can help them focus their efforts on the parties that are most likely to support their candidacy. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing candidates to exercise this new option as soon as possible.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7829
- What is the current status of A 7829?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7829 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 7829 pass?
- Not yet. A 7829 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7829, and where is it now?
- A 7829 was authored by Asm. Latrice Walker with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 193 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7829 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to candidate declination The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 6-146 of the election law, as 2 added by chapter 276 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 3 6. A person designated as a candidate for two or more party nomi- 4 nations for an office to be filled at the time of a general election who 5 is not nominated at a primary election by one or more such parties may 6 decline the nomination of one or more parties not later than [ten] seven 7 days after the primary election is certified. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11073-01-5
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